Sheriff's office warns of jury duty scam

Thursday

Feb 28, 2013 at 2:12 PM

The Davidson County Sheriff's Office Civil Division is warning residents about a scam concerning a summons to jury duty.

The Davidson County Sheriff's Office Civil Division is warning residents about a scam concerning a summons to jury duty.The operators of the scam send out text messages or phone individuals, leaving voice-mail messages saying the person has failed to report to jury duty and may now have a warrant issued against them, according to a press release from the sheriff's office. The scam is also trying to obtain personal information on individuals, such as Social Security numbers, home addresses and other private information.Anyone summoned to jury duty by the sheriff's office will receive notice in writing by mail delivered to their home address only. Deputies will not contact anyone by phone, text, email or any other means. Residents who are contacted by someone involved with this scam should contact the Davidson County Sheriff's Office Civil Division at 242-2243.

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